Principal Software Engineer

Microsoft's Azure Data Engineering team is seeking a Principal Software Engineer with 10+ years of experience to join their database team. The role involves building and maintaining Microsoft's operational Database systems, focusing on enabling developer-friendly, mission-critical, AI-enabled operational Databases across relational, non-relational, and OSS offerings. The Azure Data SQL Security Auditing team, a compliance module for SQL, is looking for passionate individuals to create a secure distributed service that can handle massive scale, high performance, and high reliability for Azure SQL. The ideal candidate should have strong coding skills and knowledge in security, networking, and compliance areas. This position offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge database technologies, contribute to Microsoft's mission of empowering every person and organization on the planet, and be part of a diverse and inclusive work environment that values growth mindset, innovation, and collaboration.

Key responsibilities include:

• Creating and implementing code for products, services, or features
• Writing extensible and maintainable code
• Participating in code reviews
• Working with stakeholders to determine user requirements
• Leveraging feedback channels to improve designs and solutions
• Mentoring junior engineers and building cooperative partnerships

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field
• 10+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in C, C++, C#, and other languages
• 5+ years of experience designing, implementing, and shipping products
• Experience with distributed or cloud platform components
• Proficiency in debugging application code
• Experience with database engines, distributed systems, and cloud computing
• Hands-on experience with relational databases and security products

Microsoft offers a comprehensive benefits package, including industry-leading healthcare, educational resources, savings and investments, parental leave, and generous time off. Join Microsoft to be part of a company that values diversity, inclusion, and the pursuit of innovation to achieve more.